Is your business showing signs of distress?
Wed Feb 04 2026
Small Business Restructuring (SBR) offers a pathway for small and medium sized Australian companies experiencing financial pressure to deal with unmanageable debt, reset operations, and continue trading through and beyond difficult times. SBRs are also a cost-effective solution to save a business compared to a liquidation shut down.
Heading into 2026, the ATO has adopted a more disciplined approach when assessing SBRs. To give the SBR the best chance of success, a business owner working collaboratively with their existing advisors and small business restructuring practitioner needs to demonstrate to the ATO there was a genuine reason for the distress, a good history of tax compliance and corporate responsibility and future business viability exists.
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Small Business Restructuring (SBR) offers a pathway for small and medium sized Australian companies experiencing financial pressure to deal with unmanageable debt, reset operations, and continue trading through and beyond difficult times. SBRs are also a cost-effective solution to save a business compared to a liquidation shut down. Heading into 2026, the ATO has adopted a more disciplined approach when assessing SBRs. To give the SBR the best chance of success, a business owner working collaboratively with their existing advisors and small business restructuring practitioner needs to demonstrate to the ATO there was a genuine reason for the distress, a good history of tax compliance and corporate responsibility and future business viability exists. 🎧Follow Beyond the Numbers on Apple Podcasts or Spotify 🗒️John McInerney's LinkedIn 🗒️Wesley Eccles' LinkedIn